Your Presentation
Your Virtual Commencement event isn't complete until you distribute diplomas and help your students get their time-honored picture with it in their cap & gown. Below are safe and memorable ways to cap off your Virtual Commencement experience.
DRIVE-THRU PICKUP
Hold a drive-thru in your school parking lot to hand out student diplomas, while retaining social distancing.
PICKUP CONSIDERATIONS:
- Determine your date, time and place and communicate to parents and students.
- Instruct students to wear cap and gown.
- Depending on class size, split up curbside pick-up locations alphabetically.
- Set up one location for diploma pickup and another location with a set-up to take official pictures.
PARADE PICKUP
Take the drive-thru one step further and morph it into a parade ceremony. Invite the whole community to celebrate.
PARADE PICKUP CONSIDERATIONS:
- Set up a date, time and place and communicate to parents and students.
- Instruct students to wear cap and gown and decorate their cars for a parade across town.
- Invite the community to stand outside (at safe distances) to cheer on the Class of 2021 as they drive by.
- Set up a videographer to capture the parade.
- End by safely presenting diplomas into each graduate’s car.
- Set up a location to take official pictures, with a photographer staying 6ft away.
STAGE PICKUP
Provide a graduation stage set where you can open the doors for graduates to come in, get presented their diploma and take an official picture.
STAGE PICKUP CONSIDERATIONS:
- Create a sign-up sheet with allocated dates and times.
- Instruct graduates to wear cap and gown.
- Keep groups to 10 or less people at any given time.
- For safety, set up diplomas to be presented without close interaction.
- Set up a location to take official pictures, with a photographer staying 6ft away.
YOUR DIPLOMA PRESENTATION
Communicate ahead to have graduates wear their cap & gown to take an official picture with their diploma.
PICTURE CONSIDERATIONS:
- Identify a landmark or familiar location to take pictures (i.e. the school sign or class rock).
- Instruct the photographer to stay at least 6ft from students and families taking pictures.
- Graduates wear cap & gown to get their official picture with their diploma.
- Share your pictures for inclusion in the Jostens Class of 2021 photo album.
Consent and upload your photos here.
Announcements+™
ANNOUNCEMENTS+TM brings your traditional printed announcement into the virtual world. It’s the ultimate way to share students big moment with personalized videos that show just how excited they are. If the details of your graduation ceremony change, they can update announcements in real time to ensure everyone on their list has the most up-to-date information.
HOW IT WORKS:
- Choose a QR sticker design to make it personal.
- Record a video to extend a personalized invitation.
- Choose to send one message to all or unique messages to all your family and friends.
Additional Resources
Download any of the templates to use for communication to your parents and students.
DRIVE-THRU PICKUP EMAIL TEMPLATE
PARADE PICKUP EMAIL TEMPLATE
STAGE PICKUP EMAIL TEMPLATE
CONSENT / UPLOAD VIDEOS & PICTURES
ANNOUNCEMENT INSERTS
